This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

It floated quietly in the air, with occasional streaks of lightning swirling around it.

"Will this place be any different?" Flora asked curiously.

"I don't know about that. I have a few ideas, but I don't have any evidence. We'll have to take it one step at a time." Abis shrugged easily; his personality made him unafraid of the unknown.

The two were already preparing to take action, but Abyss noticed that Flora was still a little worried, so he deliberately sat with her for a while and chatted with her to ease her tension.

The operation cannot be delayed any longer. The Abyss has already fallen into the Shadowlands and cannot leave. The Lord of Delusion has also converted some members of the Council of the Dead into his puppets and begun searching the area. Once their whereabouts are exposed and their location is locked by the Three Venerables, the Abyss may lose all initiative.

Therefore, a swift and decisive victory is the best strategy.

According to information obtained from the elders, if the Three Venerables decide to act, they may temporarily leave, but they will leave the Lord of Delusion behind. The Lord of Delusion is the key figure responsible for creating this magical bomb.

If possible, Abyss would still try to keep the Lord of Delusion alive. At worst, they would use the power of the Lord of Fallen. Although they would temporarily lose their emotions or memories, if they could drive the Lord of Delusion out of this world, this price would be completely acceptable.

"Are you still nervous?" Abis sat with Flora for a while, then turned to look at Flora beside him.

When Flora first arrived, she was thinking about all sorts of possible unexpected situations and was worried about how to perfectly cooperate with Abyss and protect Abyss's safety.

However, judging from her appearance now, that tension has been relieved a lot.

After sitting with Abyss for a while, the worry on her face gradually gave way to a peaceful happiness. She enjoyed the feeling of sitting alone with someone she liked.

“Hmm, I’m not so nervous anymore.” Flora nodded and said to Abyss, “I was worried before that they might set a trap for you since we came here. Now I understand. No matter what, we have to do this well. If there is a trap, we’ll disarm it. In short, we’ve done everything we could beforehand, right?”

“That’s right, that’s more like my kind of thinking.” Abyss laughed and patted Flora’s head. “Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, yet still venturing into them, sounds a bit foolish, but sometimes, it’s the best way to break the deadlock.”

Flora blushed slightly, looked into the eyes of the Abyss so close to her, and said:

"However, our enemy is very strong this time. What if something happens to me during this operation..."

"Shhh."

Abyss extended a finger and placed it on Flora's lips.

"Don't say things like that before the war. Just make the best plans," he laughed. "With me here, nothing will happen to you."

Chapter 330 I Yearn for a Valuable Opponent

After the necessary probing, Abyss and Flora stepped into the entrance of the secret construction base that the Lord of Delusion and the Three Venerables had established, as mentioned in the intelligence.

This is a rather secluded place; it's almost impossible to see an entrance from the outside.

Among the many large rocks scattered across this mountain, there is one that can be moved. Once this large rock is moved, there is a small hole underneath, just big enough for one person to jump down vertically.

The cave didn't look like it led to any construction base at all. However, after Abyss and Flora jumped down and passed through an extremely narrow passage that could trigger claustrophobia in anyone, the cave suddenly opened up.

A massive underground void that Abyss couldn't sense with his abilities before was now right in front of him.

In his and Flora's dark vision, it was a large and beautiful cave, with an underground river rushing through it and damp air blowing in their faces.

"Is this the place where they made the magic bombs..." Flora looked around and asked Abyss in the shared mind, "Abyss, can you sense any traps or magic circles here?"

“I can’t feel it,” Abyss shook his head.

In the Abyss's magical perception, this place was just a natural cave, without even a trace of human activity.

Of course, the three venerable ones are not to be trifled with; they cannot act solely on their feelings in such matters.

“If they had an ambush, they definitely wouldn’t use such a rudimentary method that we can easily detect. They wouldn’t make that kind of mistake.” Abyss smiled and glanced at Flora. “Would you like to use your Eye of Truth to take a look?”

Flora wanted to do it, but she was worried that her use of divine magic would be discovered.

"What if the Lord of Delusion senses me using divine magic nearby?"

“That’s a possibility. If we alert the Lord of Delusion, he might escape… Hmm…” Abyss considered carefully. “Then let’s take a risk and go straight in.”

“Okay.” Flora nodded.

The two temporarily set aside their concerns about the enemy's trap and went inside.

The journey went surprisingly smoothly. Abyss and Flora walked deeper into the cave along the only path. Although it was very dark and the air was so polluted that it was impossible for ordinary people to survive, there seemed to be nothing dangerous.

After walking several hundred meters deeper and turning several corners, a much wider space appeared before them.

Here, there were signs of human activity—this large space had been neatly carved out by magic, with a flat ground and smooth surrounding rock walls, resembling a plaza.

With such a large space, there's more than enough room to build a warship.

In the very center of this plaza is a metal sphere about five or six meters in diameter, with numerous magic circles engraved on its surface. Magic energy is already flowing within these magic circles, emitting a faint glow.

"Oh, so smoothly, we've arrived already?" Abis looked at the sphere in front of him with some surprise.

This must be the magical bomb that the three Venerables planned to use to bombard the continent, as mentioned in the elders' intelligence.

While walking inside the cave, Abyss could not sense any unusual magic, but as he approached the plaza, he could perceive the astonishing power contained within the magical bomb.

Abyss was quite certain that if all the energy inside this magical bomb were released, it could indeed kill an entire city in an instant—regardless of whether the city had any defensive magic arrays.

Not to mention, this bomb may very well contain a portion of the divine power of the Lord of Delusion.

"So what should we do now? Should we find the Lord of Delusion first?" Flora asked Abyss.

Abis was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"Don't rush... There's a magic shield here. I only realized it when I walked into the square. It seems like we've stepped into a trap."

"Huh?" Flora was taken aback.

Abis frowned slightly and looked around.

He could clearly sense the powerful magic array surrounding the square.

As expected, the three venerable ones did not make the basic mistake of being lured away from their mountain stronghold. The chief array master must have set up a powerful trap array here, and on the outer perimeter of the trap array, there is a very ingenious special array that can shield the perception of magic power.

Only after stepping into this area could Abyss sense the existence of these two magic circles—it should be noted that Abyss now possessed Agnes's power offering, and his perception of magic had reached a level that ordinary people could only dream of.

Even someone as capable as him couldn't sense the traps ahead of him.

"This chief array master's skill... is truly remarkable..." Abyss said calmly. "The design of this perception-shielding array is simply ingenious. I never had such an idea before, but now that I've grasped it, I realize that arrays can be drawn like this..."

"What is that trap?" Flora asked, seeing that Abyss wasn't nervous at all, nor was she in a hurry to be afraid.

"The trap is designed to gradually drain my magic power while preventing me from drawing magic power from the outside world. This magic circle has been running for a while now, and about half of my magic power has been drained... I didn't even notice the draining before."

Abyss glanced at Flora and added a sentence.

"Moreover, our way back is blocked, and it's too late to turn back now."

"Then...what should we do?" Flora's eyes widened; she was curious why Abyss wasn't worried at all.

Abis laughed at this point: "Because, it's not like I was completely unprepared."

Just as Abyss was speaking, outside this secret construction site, some insects were crawling rhythmically on the ground.

They circled the area in a unique pattern, while these various insects used specialized glands on their bodies to continuously and layer substances onto the ground.

These substances were nothing special; they were all found in nature. However, when these substances were layered together, a reaction occurred.

Ordinary substances, after undergoing a reaction, are transformed into magic-guiding substances.

The number of these insects was so enormous that they drew a huge magic circle in just a few seconds.

Because of their unique nature, no one could detect Abyss's trump card before it was activated!

"Let's test our understanding of magic arrays. Finally, I've found a worthy opponent that I've been longing for." Abyss could no longer sense the movements of the insects outside, but he still wore a confident smile.

Chapter 331 The Enemy's Ambush

The trap-like magic circle channeled a small but inescapable anomalous magical power into the Abyss, which rapidly eroded its body.

No matter what means Abyss uses to protect himself, this erosion of magic continues unabated, and Abyss's magic is weakened more and more. If nothing unexpected happens, Abyss will become an ordinary person in a few minutes—and even his necromancy bond will not be able to be maintained. Although his previous preparations will not cause his familiars to turn to ashes, it will directly cause all the power offerings on his body to disappear.

At that time, the Abyss was truly at the mercy of others.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Flora also felt her magic power starting to drain away.

“No need, my magic circle outside should already be activated. Be on the lookout for enemy attacks,” Abyss said to Flora.

"A sneak attack?" Flora was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was going on.

The enemy wouldn't simply create a magic circle to weaken the Abyss; they would definitely combine it with a sneak attack.

If she were one of the Three Sovereigns, she would certainly be thinking about how to eliminate the Abyss. This has little to do with morality; it concerns the survival of the Council of the Dead.

Wouldn't it be better to just crush the Abyss in one go?

Just as Flora realized the situation, a bone spike suddenly emerged from under the Abyss's feet.

bass!

Just before the bone spur was about to pierce Abyss's body through an extremely insidious spot, Abyss and Flora suddenly vanished from their original location and reappeared in another. They had already used Rebecca's potion before entering, allowing them to use spatial magic at will.

The bone spike, gleaming with a cold light, did not hit its target, but it did not disappear either; instead, it emanated a peculiar fluctuation in place.

This fluctuation made Abis realize that his remote control over his body was becoming somewhat unstable.

Before leaving Helheim, Abidin deliberately left his vital organs there to avoid being threatened.

However, this technology is not yet mature enough to be used by the Abyss's retinue.

Using it on a follower would destabilize the necromancy bond and could potentially cause even bigger problems.

At the same time, apart from Rebecca, the girls were also somewhat resistant to the idea of ​​removing their internal organs and brains and cultivating them in a vat. Leona, in particular, seemed extremely ashamed that others could see her stomach.

"Flora, are you feeling unwell?" Abyss asked Flora quickly.

Flora quickly replied, "Hmm... I'm a little dizzy. I haven't felt this way in a long time since I became an undead."

"Soul-stealing magic..."

Abyss calmly watched the bone spur pulsating in the distance.

The enemy hasn't even shown up yet, and this guy isn't even willing to come out and meet his opponent. Isn't that being overly cautious?

Without further hesitation, Abyss fired a burst of magic directly at the bone spike.

The magic struck the bone spur without causing any damage, but like lightning striking a lightning rod, it traveled rapidly along the bone spur, completed a leap at the base of the bone spur, and flew directly to the owner of the bone spur.

Abyss sensed that his magic had indeed struck someone, but it had not caused any harm; instead, it had been easily neutralized.